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FOLDING BEDSTEAD. No. 288,485. Patented Aug. 21,1883.

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UNITED STATES 1 PATENT OF ICE.

ALFRED HODGSON, OF LONDON, ASSIGNOR TO ISAAC EHORLTON,

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

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FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 283,485, dated August 21, 1883.

Application filed February 2?, 1883.

(No model.) Patented in England January 31, 1883, No. 523, and in France February '1, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED HoDcsoN, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding or Shut Up Beds or Bedsteads, (for which patents were applied for in Great Britain, on the 31st of January, 1883, and in France on the 7th of February, 1883,) of which the following is a specification. V

' This invention relates to the construction of a folding bed or bedstead in such a manner that the bed can be made in the morning in the ordinary way, and then be quickly and easily closed, presenting only the appearance of a cupboard or the like. Vhen required for use it may be as quickly and easily opened ready to get into, thereby avoiding the necessity of having to make a bed the last thing at night, when tired and sleepy.

In order to enable my invention to be better unrlerstood,lwill proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, Sheet 1, represents a front elevation, and Fig. 2, Sheet 1, a vertical transverse section,of a folding or shut-up bed or bedstead constructed according to my invention, and showing the bed or bedstead folded or shut up when not required foruse for sleeping purposes. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a side elevation,show-' ing the bed open.

Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.

In carryingout my invention, as represented in the accompanying drawings, I employ an ordinary cupboard-casing or thelike-such as a-the door I) of which is iastened to the under side of the frame a of a wire or other suitable mattress, such as (Z. The frame 0 is strongly hinged at e to the bottom part of the casing a.

f f are legs at the foot of the bedstead, such legs being hinged, as shown at Fig. 3, Sheet 2, to the front or door I) of the casi 11g, and such legs form trusses or mural ornaments outside when the bed is tilted up and closed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, Sheet 1.

h is an ordinary wool mattress, overlay, or bed.

At asuitablc distance from each outside edge of the said wool mattress, overlay, or bed h, I attach a strap, 7 ,110 the ticking, as shown in Fig. 4, Sheet 2, which is a plan, on a larger scale of the under corner of the wool mattress, bed, or overlay h. To this strap "5 is attached 5 a catch, j, which fastens onto a small metal stud lggn the foot-rail of the frame 0 of the wire or other mattress d. This stud is shown more clearly in the enlarged view at Fig. 5, Sheet 2, which is a view of the corner of the frame 0. This strap and catch j serve to retain the woolen mattress, overlay, or bed h in position when the whole is raised into the position shown in Fig. 2, Sheet 1, thereby preventing it slipping down toward the bed-head. 6 5 The space at the side of and under the strap :3

allows room for tucking in the bed-clothes, so

- casing serves to contain utensils and boots,

not in use would thus come under the bolster and pillow, and would not be felt.

Having thus described my said invention, and a suitable means of carrying the same into effect, I would have itunderstood that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein laid down, and shown in the drawings, as the same may be varied without departing from the principle of my invention. For example, the door I) of the casing may be dispensed with, the bed,when closed, being concealed from View by curtains, screens, or the like, and the wool mattress, Overlay, or bed may be attached and held to the frame-work by other arrangements than those described and shown; but

hat I do claim is 1. A folding or shut-up bed or bedstead having the appearance, when closed, of an ordinary cupboard or the like, constructed With a door, I), fastened to the under side of a bedframe, 0, andhinged at e, a bed or mattress,

, h, secured by straps i and catches j to studs k on the foot-rail of the frame, such straps and catches being placed at both ends of the bed or mattress, and on both its top and bottom 20 sides, all as set forth;

2. In a folding bed or bedstead, the straps and catches i j, the several straps being flexible and permanently attached to the surface of the mattress near its corners, combined with 25 the studs on the frame adapted for connection with such straps, the latter, when thus connected, serving, as stated, to sustain the mattress in its upright position, and also for holding the bed-clothes of the made-up bed in 0 proper position ready for ,use.

ALFRED noneson.

Witnesses:

J. F. REDFERN, -11. PRICE. 

